tanjung
English
Alternative forms
- tanjong
Noun
tanjung (plural tanjungs)
- (Indonesia, Malaysia) cape; headland
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtand͡ʒʊŋ]
- Hyphenation: tan‧jung
Etymology 1
From Malay tanjung.
Noun
tanjung (first-person possessive tanjungku, second-person possessive tanjungmu, third-person possessive tanjungnya)
- (geography) cape (headland)
Derived terms
- menanjung
Etymology 2
From Malay tanjung. Cognate of Javanese tanjung (ꦠꦚ꧀ꦗꦸꦁ).
Noun
tanjung (first-person possessive tanjungku, second-person possessive tanjungmu, third-person possessive tanjungnya)
- Spanish cherry, medlar, bullet wood (Mimusops elengi).
- medal, decoration.
Etymology 3
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Noun
tanjung (first-person possessive tanjungku, second-person possessive tanjungmu, third-person possessive tanjungnya)
- vegetable fern (Diplazium esculentum).
- Synonym: paku
Further reading
- “tanjung” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /tand͡ʒoŋ/
- (Baku) IPA(key): /tand͡ʒʊŋ/
- Rhymes: -and͡ʒoŋ, -d͡ʒoŋ, -oŋ
Noun
tanjung (Jawi spelling تنجوڠ, plural tanjung-tanjung, informal 1st possessive tanjungku, 2nd possessive tanjungmu, 3rd possessive tanjungnya)
- (geography) cape (headland)
Descendants
- Indonesian: tanjung
- → Chinese: 丹戎
- → English: tanjung
- → Malagasy: tanjona
See also
- bunga tanjung
Further reading
- “tanjung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.